Combined hinge and article-hanger.



Patented Mar. 9, 1909.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19,, 1908- UNITED era; nsrann anion.

HENRY G. BRYANT, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

COMBINED HINGE AND ARTICLE-HANGER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY G. BRYANT, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have invented a new and useful Combined Hinge and Article-I-Ianger, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in a combined hinge and article hanger and has forits object to provide a hinge with a hanger for suspending any articletherefrom, such, for instance, as coats, hats, etc.

A further object is to provide a device of the character described inwhich the article hanger may be swung into and out of position for use;

A still further object is to provide a device of the character describedin which the parts may be readily assembled.

A still further object is to provide a device of the character describedin which the article hanger will not interfere at all with the operationof the hinge and in which the hanger may be attached either to one sideor the other side of the hinge as may be desired.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents the combined hingeand article hanger as applied to a door and its frame, the door beingshown in its opened position, Fig. 2 is a similar view with the doorshown in its closed position, the article hanger being swung out intoready position for use, Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing thearticle hanger mounted on the other side of the hinge from that shown inFig. 1, Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 with the parts arranged asshown in Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of the combined hingeand article hanger, Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the same, Fig. 7 is asection taken in the plane of the line AA of Fig. 5, looking in thedirection of the arrows, and Fig. is a detail transverse section takenin the plane of the line BB of Fig. 7, looking in the direction of thearrows.

The hinge herein shown comprises two wings 1 and 2, the wing 1 beingprovided with an intermediate knuckle 3 and the wing 2 with upper andlower knuckles 4, 5; and the removable hinge pintle 6. In the presentinstance this hinge pintle 6 is shown as provided with an ornamentalhead 7 and the v shank of the pintle extends entirely throughSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 19, 1908.

Patented March 9, 1909.

Serial No. 449,311.

the upper knuckle a, the intermediate knuckle 3 and partially throughthe lower knuckle 5 of the hinge. To complete the symmetry of the hinge,the shank S of an ornamental head 9 is forced part way through the lowerknuckle 5 in alinement with the removable hinge pintle 6.

The article hanger, in the present instance, is shown as being composedof wire bent to form upper and lower hooked portions 10, 11, and theends of the said wire are bent to form eyes 12, 13, which are insertedinto spaces formed between the intermediate knuckle 3 and the upper andlower knuckles 4 and 5 of the hinge, through which eyes the hinge pintle6 extends.

It is evident that the form and construction of the hinge and of thearticle hanger may be varied to suit different requirements Withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention; hence I have onlyshown herein one embodiment of many forms which the hinge and the hangermight assume.

In operation, the wings of the hinge may be attached to the door and itsframe in either of the two positions shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or Figs. 3and 4, and the article hanger may be attached to the hinge so as toproject from either side thereof as required.

It will be seen that by pivoting the article hanger in the mannerhereinabove described, the hanger may be swung into any desired angularposition with respect to the door and frame for facilitating theattachment of the articles thereto. It will, furthermore, be seen thatthis pivotal connec tion of the article hanger to the hinge will permitthe door to be swung into any angular position whatsoever with respectto its frame without liability of straining or breaking the hanger.

What I claim is 1. A pintle door-hinge having an articlesupporting hookswiveled on the pintle.

2. A pintle door-hinge having an articlesupporting hook swiveled on thepintle intermediate certain of the hinge knuckles.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name in presence of two witnesses, this 18th day of August 1908.

HENRY G. BRYANT.

Witnesses F. GEORGE BARRY, HENRY THIENE.

